Students study in a Canadian nursing program found through the 2021 Maclean's nursing program rankings.

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If you want to study nursing in Canada, to become a registered nurse, licenced practical nurse, and work with adults or children in different parts of the healthcare system, you should consider these top-ranked nursing programs.

Maclean's rankings are based on the program's reputation, research reputation, and a measure of the program's publications and citations.

Check out Maclean's rankings for the best nursing programs in Canadian universities in 2021!

School Overall Ranking Rank Last Year
University of Toronto 1 [1]
University of Alberta 2* [2]
University of British Columbia 2* [3]
McMaster University 4 [4]
McGill University 5 [6]
University of Calgary 6 [5]
Dalhousie University 7 [7]
University of Ottawa 8 [9]
Queen's University 9 [10]
Western University 10 [8]
University of Victoria 11 [16]
Université de Montréal 12 [13]
Memorial University 13 [12]
University of Saskatchewan 14 [19]
University of New Brunswick 15 [N/A]
University of Manitoba 16 [14]
St. Francis Xavier University 17 [N/A]
Lethbridge University 18 [N/A]
York University 19 [11]
Laurentian University 20 [N/A]

An * indicates a tie.


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